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Detection of renal structures recognized by non-HLA antibodies involved in the humoral rejection in patients with renal transplants

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Author(s):
Susanne Carolinne Penha Ferreira
Total Authors: 1
Document type: Master's Dissertation
Press: São Paulo.
Institution: Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Medicina (FM/SBD)
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Examining board members:
Jorge Elias Kalil Filho; Myrthes Anna Maragna Toledo Barros; Álvaro Pacheco e Silva Filho
Advisor: Jorge Elias Kalil Filho
Abstract

The transplant of organs is today an option of treatment to several terminal diseases. In spite of all the progress in the field of the transplants, the rejection remains a problem to be solved. The main target molecules for the allogenic response and subsequent allograft rejection are the human leukocyte antigens (HLA). However, there are growing evidences that non-HLA antibodies are associated with transplant rejection. In this study it was investigated the presence of anti-endothelial cell antibodies (AECA) in 11 patients who had early lost their transplanted kidney by irreversible humoral rejection and in 2 ones from renal venal thrombosis. The absence of anti-HLA antibodies against the donor was verified by the negativity of crossmatches performed using the most sensitive assays, at the transplant, at the rejection, and before and after the transplantectomy Antibodies from 9 eluates bound to EAHy.926. Positive and negatives eluates were tested against frozen sections from 6 normal kidneys in order to define the structures to which they were reactive. The reactivity was identified by indirect immunofluorescence method. From 13 eluates evaluated, 4 (isotipe IgG) and 5 (isotipe IgM) reacted to the glomerulus and renal arterial endothelium with intense fluorescence but they did not react to the Bowmans capsule and tubular epithelium. No polymorphism was observed in eluates reactivity. In conclusion, we have shown that non-HLA antibodies may represent a cause of the humoral rejection. These antibodies are probably recognizing antigens of a nonpolymorphic system in endothelial cells present, mainly, in the glomerular capillaries. (AU)